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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
131 AM CST THU MAR 10 2011


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 2011...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2011


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         22    530 PM  66    1988  37    -15       35       
  MINIMUM         -9    751 AM -25    1951  17    -26       33       
  AVERAGE          7                        27    -20       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.89 1876   0.02  -0.02     0.28    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.29                      0.18   0.11     0.30    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.29                      0.18   0.11     0.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.99                      1.14   0.85     1.63    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             7.0  1918   0.3   -0.3      0.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.7                       2.7    1.0      0.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.7                       2.7    1.0      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     62.0                      39.7   22.3     46.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      10                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       58                        39     19       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  522                       364    158      338       
  SINCE MAR 1    522                       364    158      338       
  SINCE JUL 1   7249                      6999    250     6985       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    95           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        64      2008                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -31      1948                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 10 2011.........SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   641 PM CST   
MARCH 11 2011.........SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   643 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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